Hi
Actually, I was bummed. I gave away about 1/2 lbs of candy
corn and hardly got any votes. Many walked by and looked
at my monitor and said " Ah, a Apple III." I finally had
to put a piece of paper over the label so people would
look a little closer. The monitor was just the first thing
I could find at the top of the pile that lit up.
I had a Poly-88 setup but I think only one in 10 noticed
and even then, I think only 2 in those ten knew what it was.
Of course, my display was all about tape recovery and not
the Poly-88. I don't think, maybe, 5 people all together
realized that.
It was partly my fault. My title was a little small and
I spent most of my time fighting with Larry over table space
instead of talking to people ( Larry was cheating with Tootsie
Pops! ). I had no cool graphics either.
Next year I'll have better candy and a bigger title!
Still, I had a great time. Thanks Sellam!!!
Dwight
Well, the last thing you wanted to win was a "People's Choice" award. I
mean,
Vanilla Ice once won the nationally televised version -- what more need be said?
In any event, the crowd votes for what is familiar, meaning that the non-/barely
vintage stuff does well. Witness the guy with all the Mac notebooks, a past
"People's Choice" winner, and second this year. Much of what he displays
isn't
even 10 years old. So, wear your loss as a badge of honor!
By the way, next year I'll be displaying an X-Box -- and I'll kick your ass in
the voting!
-W